Visa requirement
Macao visa for Chinese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Chinese citizens need a visa for Macao?
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Entry to Macao for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below.
Last verified:
What this means: Entry depends on your specific circumstances — read the conditions below and confirm with the official source before you travel.
Current condition: Macao's official source handles Mainland Chinese travel through Two-way Exit Permit / EEP endorsements, and separately allows PRC passport holders to transit for a maximum of 7 days with a flight ticket and entry facilities for another country or region. This corridor is conditional rather than ordinary passport visa-free travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Chinese passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Conditional | Stay rule is explained on this page. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- Macao's official source handles Mainland Chinese travel through Two-way Exit Permit / EEP endorsements, and separately allows PRC passport holders to transit for a maximum of 7 days with a flight ticket and entry facilities for another country or region. This corridor is conditional rather than ordinary passport visa-free travel.
- Varies — see notes
- Depends on the conditions below — check before booking
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Depends on the conditions below — check before booking Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Macao's official source handles Mainland Chinese travel through Two-way Exit Permit / EEP endorsements, and separately allows PRC passport holders to transit for a maximum of 7 days with a flight ticket and entry facilities for another country or region. This corridor is conditional rather than ordinary passport visa-free travel.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Entry to Macao for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
The Macao source describes Mainland Chinese permit/endorsement and PRC-passport transit routes but does not publish a single Macao visitor fee for this mixed route.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- Macao's official source says the validity of the passport, travel document or re-entry permit should be at least 90 days more than the period the traveller intends to stay in Macao.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; Use the exact Mainland Chinese route: EEP/endorsement for entry, or PRC passport transit for up to 7 days with onward flight and destination entry facilities.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Two-way Exit Permit or Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao with a valid Exit Endorsement to Macao, when using the Mainland resident route
- For PRC-passport transit: PRC passport or travel document, flight ticket, and entry visa or entry facilities for another country or region
- Passport, permit or travel document validity at least 90 days beyond the intended Macao stay where applicable
- Purpose-of-trip, funds, accommodation and onward travel evidence if requested
Why this verdict
Chinese citizens' entry guidance is based on Macao's official PSP / gov.mo visa, entry-permit and exemption source. Official source label: Mainland Chinese EEP / PRC passport transit route. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, employment, special authorizations, non-ordinary passports, Mainland Chinese document routes, airline handling, transfer/transit routing and Macao immigration discretion can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Macao SAR source before booking.
Conditional rules
- Work, study, residence, employment or special authorization Visa required
This short visitor row does not cover work, study, residence, employment, special authorization to stay or non-resident worker routes.
- Passport or travel document validity is too short Conditional
Macao's official source says passport, travel-document or re-entry-permit validity should be at least 90 days more than the intended stay in Macao.
- Transfer or transit without entering Macao Conditional
The official source says transfer/transit through Macao International Airport without entering Macao is not regarded as entry, but particular persons can still be required to hold a visa or prior authorization by written instruction.
- Mainland resident visitor route Conditional
Up to 90 days. The period is indicated in the valid Exit Endorsement to Macao, but the official source caps it at not more than 90 days.
- PRC passport transit through Macao to another country or region Conditional
Up to 7 days. The official source lists a maximum of 7 days for this transit route when the traveller has a flight ticket and entry visa or entry facilities for another country or region.
Frequently asked questions
Do Chinese citizens need a visa for Macao?
Entry to Macao for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. (Conditional.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Chinese passport holders stay in Macao?
Macao's official source handles Mainland Chinese travel through Two-way Exit Permit / EEP endorsements, and separately allows PRC passport holders to transit for a maximum of 7 days with a flight ticket and entry facilities for another country or region. This corridor is conditional rather than ordinary passport visa-free travel.
How much does entry to Macao cost for Chinese citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.